2012–13 Southend United F.C. season

Southend United F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanRon Martin
ManagerPaul Sturrock/Phil Brown
StadiumRoots Hall
League Two11th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Britt Assombalonga (6)
All: Britt Assombalonga (6)
Highest home attendance5,348 vs Dagenham & Redbridge, 8 September 2012
Lowest home attendance1,925 vs AFC Wimbledon, 4 September 2012
Average home league attendance4,339

This page shows the progress of Southend United F.C. in the 2012–13 football season. During this campaign, they played their third successive season in the fourth tier of English football, League Two.

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 22 November 2012
No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Paul Smith 15 0 12 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2 DF  ENG Sean Clohessy 23 1 19 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF  GRN Anthony Straker 12 0 5+5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
4 MF  ENG Ryan Hall 3 0 1+1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF  IRL Graham Coughlan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  ENG Ryan Cresswell 22 6 18+1 4 1 0 0 0 2 2
7 FW  WAL Freddy Eastwood 10 3 3+5 2 0+1 1 0+1 0 0 0
8 MF  IRL Michael Timlin 19 0 16 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
9 FW  ENG Neil Harris 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
10 FW  IRL Barry Corr 11 7 0+7 2 4 5 0 0 0 0
11 MF  ENG Dave Martin 13 1 10+2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 MF  ENG Jonson Clarke-Harris 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Kevan Hurst 21 2 17+1 2 1 0 0+1 0 1 0
15 DF  ENG Mark Phillips 16 2 12+1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
16 DF  ENG Luke Prosser 13 0 7+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
17 GK  ENG Dan Bentley 4 0 3+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  ENG Ryan Leonard 12 0 6+3 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
19 MF  ENG John Spicer 13 0 10+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW  COD Britt Assombalonga 21 11 18+1 10 0 0 0 0 2 1
21 FW  ENG Gavin Tomlin 19 6 16 5 1 0 0 0 2 1
23 DF  ENG Chris Barker 22 0 16+2 0 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
24 FW  ENG Elliot Benyon 6 0 2+2 0 0 0 1 0 0+1 0
26 MF  SCO Marc Laird 6 1 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
27 DF  MWI Tamika Mkandawire 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF  ENG Alex Woodyard 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK  ENG Ted Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW  ENG Seedy Njie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
DF  TUN Bilel Mohsni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players who no longer play for Southend United but have made appearances this season:
12 MF  IRL Kane Ferdinand 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 GK  ENG Cameron Belford 5 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Top scorers

Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW 20 Britt Assombalonga 6 0 0 0 6
2 DF 6 Ryan Cresswell 2 0 0 1 3
3 MF 12 Kane Ferdinand 1 0 0 0 1
= FW 21 Gavin Tomlin 0 0 0 1 1
= DF 2 Sean Clohessy 1 0 0 0 0
= DF 15 Mark Phillips 1 0 0 0 1
= FW 10 Barry Corr 1 0 0 0 1
= FW 7 Freddy Eastwood 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 13 0 0 2 15

Disciplinary record

Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
8 MF Michael Timlin 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
10 FW Barry Corr 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
16 DF Luke Prosser 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
19 MF John Spicer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 MF Kane Ferdinand 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
4 MF Ryan Hall 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW Britt Assombalonga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF Anthony Straker 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
15 DF Mark Phillips 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Dave Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF Ryan Leonard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 12 2 0 0 3 0 3 0 18 2

Pre-season friendlies

Pre-season match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
14 July 2012 West Ham United Home L 0–3 7,135
16 July 2012 Stambridge United XI Away W 5–0 Hyms (2), Mullings, Coker, Payne, Saggers (o.g.) 300
18 July 2012 Great Wakering Rovers Away W 3–2 Prosser 21', Benyon 41', Tomlin 43' 800
21 July 2012 Braintree Town Away W 2–0 Brogan 48', 50' 920
28 July 2012 Real Madrid C Away L 1–3 Harris 4' 126
29 July 2012 Rayo Vallecano B Away D 1–1 Eastwood 17' 136
31 July 2012 Ipswich Town Home W 2–1 Ferdinand 7', Chambers 11' o.g. 1,180
7 August 2012 Millwall Home L 1–2 Spicer 63' 1,469
8 August 2012 Charlton Athletic Away L 2–3 Martin 20', Donnelly 40' 0
7 August 2011 Tottenham Hotspur XI Home L 0–6 2,737

Competitions

League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Oxford United 46 19 8 19 59 60 −1 65
10 Exeter City 46 18 10 18 63 62 +1 64
11 Southend United 46 16 13 17 61 55 +6 61
12 Rochdale 46 16 13 17 68 70 −2 61
13 Fleetwood Town 46 15 15 16 55 57 −2 60
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

League Two match details
Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
18 August 2012 Accrington Stanley Home L 0–1 4,673 [1]
21 August 2012 Oxford United Away L 0–2 6,001 [2]
25 August 2012 Northampton Town Away D 3–3 Assombalonga 57', Ferdinand 78', Cresswell 90+5' 4,562 [3]
1 September 2012 Wycombe Wanderers Home W 1–0 Assombalonga 7' 4,787 [4]
8 September 2012 Dagenham & Redbridge Home W 3–1 Assombalonga 18', 37', Cresswell 70' 5,348 [5]
15 September 2012 Cheltenham Town Away W 3–1 Clohessy 44', Assombalonga 49', Phillips 52' 2,751 [6]
18 September 2012 Gillingham Away L 0–1 4,920 [7]
22 September 2012 Exeter City Home W 2–1 Corr 78', Eastwood 88' 4,964 [8]
29 September 2012 Plymouth Argyle Away D 1–1 Assombalonga 54' 6,269 [9]
2 October 2012 Burton Albion Home L 0–1 4,150 [10]
6 October 2012 Barnet Home D 2–2 Eastwood 67' pen., Hurst 84' 5,025 [11]
13 October 2012 Rotherham United Home W 3–0 Assombalonga 51', 65', Martin 72' 7,328 [12]
20 October 2012 Morecambe Away L 0–1 1,643 [13]
23 October 2012 Aldershot Town Home L 1–2 Phillips 68' 4,600 [14]
27 October 2012 York City Home D 0–0 5,397 [15]
6 November 2012 Bristol Rovers Away W 3–2 Tomlin 40', Hurst 44', Cresswell 64' 4,721 [16]
10 November 2012 Port Vale Home D 0–0 4,876 [17]
17 November 2012 Torquay United Away W 4–1 Tomlin 10', 46', Assombalonga 39', 45' 2,449 [18]
20 November 2012 AFC Wimbledon Away W 4–0 Tomlin 43', 67', Cresswell 61', Corr 88' 3,753 [19]
24 November 2012 Rochdale Home W 3–1 Assombalonga 57', Tomlin 59', Laird 77' 5,216 [20]
8 December 2012 Fleetwood Town Away D 0–0 2,399 [21]
15 December 2012 Bradford City Home D 2–2 Cresswell 80', Tomlin 90+1' 5,142 [22]
21 December 2012 Chesterfield Home W 3–0 Cresswell 51', Tomlin 61', 69' 5,273 [23]
26 December 2012 Dagenham & Redbridge Away W 3–0 Tomlin 1', 14', Hurst 55' 3,555 [24]
29 December 2012 Burton Albion Away L 0–2 2,636 [25]
1 January 2013 Gillingham Home L 0–1 7,498 [26]
12 January 2013 Exeter City Away L 0–3 3,971 [27]
26 January 2013 Chesterfield Away W 1–0 Tomlin 83' 4,817 [28]
2 February 2013 Oxford United Home W 1–0 Leonard 85' 5,596 [29]
9 February 2013 Accrington Stanley Away D 1–1 Hurst 82' 1,589 [30]
12 February 2013 Cheltenham Town Home L 1–2 Reeves 90+2' 3,908 [31]
16 February 2013 Northampton Town Home L 1–2 Lund 65' 5,406 [32]
23 February 2013 Wycombe Wanderers Away W 2–1 Corr 53', Assombalonga 85' 3,518 [33]
26 February 2013 Barnet Away L 0–2 2,211 [34]
2 March 2013 Rotherham United Home D 1–1 Hurst 73' 4,983 [35]
9 March 2013 Port Vale Away W 2–1 Clohessy 19' pen., Assombalonga 31' 4,858 [36]
12 March 2013 AFC Wimbledon Home L 1–3 Clohessy 29' pen. 4,236 [37]
16 March 2013 Torquay United Home D 1–1 Eastwood 9' 4,891 [38]
19 March 2013 Plymouth Argyle Home L 0–2 [39]
29 March 2013 Bradford City Away D 2–2 Tomlin 10', Assombalonga 11' 10,598 [40]
1 April 2013 Fleetwood Town Home D 1–1 Corr 86' 5,107 [41]
10 April 2013 Rochdale Away L 2–4 Phillips 46', Corr 90' 1,758 [42]
13 April 2013 Bristol Rovers Home D 0–0 4,612 [43]
16 April 2013 Aldershot Town Away W 0–2 Corr 70', Assombalonga 78' 2,568 [44]
20 April 2013 York City Away L 1–2 Leonard 22' 5,975 [45]
27 April 2013 Morecambe Home L 0–1 5,081 [46]

FA Cup

FA Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 3 November 2012 Stockport County Home W 3–0 Corr 33', Laird 85', Eastwood 88' 3,084 [47]
Second round 1 December 2012 Bury Away D 1–1 Tomlin 41' 2,391 [48]
Second round replay 11 December 2012 Bury Home D 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p) 		Tomlin 63' 3,043 [49]
Third round 5 January 2013 Brentford Home D 2–2 Corr 39', 54' 5,540 [50]
Third round replay 15 January 2013 Brentford Away L 1–2 Corr 69' 6,526 [51]

League Cup

League Cup match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 14 August 2012 Peterborough United Away L 0–4 3,225 [52]

Football League Trophy

Football League Trophy match details
Round Date Opponents Venue Result Score
F–A 		Scorers Attendance Ref.
First round 4 September 2012 AFC Wimbledon Home W 2–1 Tomlin 59' pen., Cresswell 90+5' 1,925 [53]
Second round 9 October 2012 Dagenham & Redbridge Home W 2–0 Cresswell 17', Assombalonga 62' 2,965 [54]
Area quarter-final 4 December 2012 Brentford Home W 2–1 Mkandawire 27', Hurst 39' 3,052 [55]
Area semi-final 8 January 2013 Oxford United Away D 3–3 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p) 		Corr 6', 59', Clohessy 54' 2,882 [56]
Area final, first leg 5 February 2013 Leyton Orient Away W 1–0 Leonard 57' 5,359 [57]
Area final, second leg 20 February 2013 Leyton Orient Home D 2–2 Corr 61', Reeves 90' 9,421 [58]
Final 7 April 2013 Crewe Alexandra Neutral L 0–2 43,842 [59]


Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
14 MF Kevan Hurst 26 EU Walsall Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free Southend United
3 DF Anthony Straker 23 EU Aldershot Town Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Southend United
21 FW Gavin Tomlin 28 EU Dagenham & Redbridge Free Transfer Summer 2013 Free Southend United
6 DF Ryan Cresswell 24 EU Rotherham United Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Southend United
7 FW Freddy Eastwood 28 EU Coventry City Free Transfer Summer 2014 Free Southend United
19 MF John Spicer 28 EU Notts County Free Transfer Summer 2013 Free Southend United
1 GK Paul Smith 25 EU Nottingham Forest Transfer Summer 2014 Undisclosed Southend United

Loans in

No.
 Pos.
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
34 GK Belford 23 Bury 14 August 15 September Southend United Southend United
20 FW Assombalonga 19 Watford 17 August Southend United
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

Out

No.
 Pos.
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Type
 Moving to
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Apps
 Goals
 Source
1 GK Morris 28 Out of Contract Aldershot Town Summer Free 64 0 Southend Echo
21 FW Sturrock 30 Out of Contract Summer Free 41 0 Southend Echo
11 MF Sawyer 22 Out of Contract Woking Summer Free 27 0 Southend Echo
20 FW Crawford 20 Out of Contract Dartford Summer Free 33 3 Southend Echo
31 FW Flood 27 Out of Contract St Patrick's Athletic Summer Free 1 0 Southend Echo
28 FW Asante 20 Out of Contract Summer Free 1 0 Southend Echo
29 MF James-Lewis 19 Out of Contract Colchester United Summer Free 1 0 Southend Echo
MF Smith 19 Out of Contract Summer Free 0 0 Southend Echo
25 DF Nesbitt 19 Out of Contract Summer Free 2 0 Southend Echo
MF Stevens 19 Out of Contract Summer Free 1 0 Southend Echo
DF Artemi 18 Out of Contract Torquay United Summer Free 0 0 Southend Echo
19 MF Kalala 30 Out of Contract Summer Free 24 1 Southend Echo
36 DF Dailly 38 Retired Summer Free 3 0 Southend Echo
7 MF Grant 25 Out of Contract Stevenage Summer Free 149 10 Southend United
3 DF Gilbert 29 Out of Contract Summer Free 57 3 Southend Echo
12 MF Ferdinand 19 Transfer Peterborough United Summer £200,000 61 10 Southend United
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable; Apps = Total number of competitive appearances (including substitute appearances) at the club prior to departure; Goals = Total number of competitive goals scored at the club prior to departure.

Loans out

No.
 Pos.
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
GK Chambers 18 Bishop's Stortford 15 August Southend United
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.

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